Bottle-stopper.



l J. o. WALSH. BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 6, 1913.

"HLIQ @mum/Lto@ Patented-Mar. 17, 1914.v

JAMES O. WALSH, OF BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 6, 1913.

Patented raar. iv, mia. serial No. 752,515.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES O. WALSH, citizen of the United States, residing at Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to an improvement in bottle Stoppers. f

The primary object of the invention is to provide a bottle stopper for use on bottles containing poisons or other dangerous drugs which will warn the person who :removes the iiuid from the bottle that the contents is poisonous. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction in which the contents of the bottle will be made known by the manner in which the stopper must be manipulated to remove the material from the bottle.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a sectional view; Fig. 2a perspective view'of the member which is supported in the mouth of the bottle; Fig. 3 a detail view of the stopper and its securing means.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawing by the same reference characters.

In the drawing, 10 designates the bottle which may be of any suitable construction and which is provided in its neck adjacent the edge 11 with a plurality of projections 12, the projections being diametrically disposed. A disk or closure 18 is received within the neck of the bottle, the periphery 14: of said disk being provided with diametrically disposed inclined Igrooves 15 which terminate in sockets 16, the grooves extending to the face 17 of the disk. The disk is inserted within the neck of the bottle the projections 12 entering. the grooves 15 adjacent the face 17 of the disk. The disk is then rotated until the projections 12 are seated within sockets 16. It will be noted when the disk has been thus positioned that its accidental rotation will be prevented. The disk is provided with a central opening 18 and spaced depressions 18 for the reception of a suitable tool for rotating the disk.

The stopper 19 consists of the head portion 20 which is preferably rectangular and provided with a depending stem bifurcated throughout the greater portion of its length to. form spaced parallel arms 21, the terminals 22 of which are apertured to receive a p1n 23. Prior to the positioning of the disk 13 within the neck of the bottle, the stem of the stopper is inserted through the opening 18, and the pin 23 which is of a length slightly less than the diameter of the neck of the bottle is inserted through apertures formed in the arms 21. It will thus be noted that when the disk 18 is secured within the neck of the bottle that the removal of the stopper will be prevented, theretaining pin 23 being eifectually supported against displacement by the wall of the neck.

In removing the contents of the bottle, the stopperis lifted by means of the head 20, the contents of the bottle passing through the opening 18 and the space between the arms 21, thus should any one without a knowledge of the contents of the bottle attempt to withdraw the stopper, he would, on finding that the stoppercould not be withdrawn, be apprised of the fact that the bottle contained a poisonous or dangerous material.

It will be noted that the contents of the bottle may be readily removed by partially withdrawing the stopper and inverting the bottle, the stopper being rotated until the space between the arms 21 alines with the receptacle into which the material is being placed to prevent splashing.

The many advantages of a construction of this character will be clearly apparent, as it will be seen that the device provides an effectual means for advising a person attempting to remove the contents of the bottle that said contents is poisonous.

While the spaced arms 21 of the stopper are preferably rigid, it will be noted that they may be formed of resilient material in order to snugly engage the disk to prevent displacement of the stopper.

It will also be seen. that means other than that illustrated may be used forV supporting Vthe disk within the stopper and that the construction may be altered to conform to bottles, the necks of which differ in construction fromV that illustrated.

It will also be noted that the entire construction is such that it may be easily and economically manufactured and that the various parts may be readily assembled.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A bottle stopper in which the bottle is provided adjacent its open end with projections, a disk forming a closure for the bottle, the periphery-of said disk being provided with grooves which receive t-he projectionscarried by the bottle, the outer face of the disk being flush with the edge portion of the bottle at its open end, said disk being formed with an opening, a stopper consisting of a head, having a stem projecting through the opening formed in the disk, said stein being bifurcated throughout the greater portion of its length, and a pin supported hy the stem, said pin being of a length slightly less t-han the diameter of the neck of the bottle.

2. The combination with a bottle including a neck, of a closure seated in the neck ot the bottle and provided with an opening, a stopper including a head of less size than the closure provided with a depending slotted stem slidably mounted in the opening in the closure7 and a pin extending through the slotted stem for limiting the opening movement of the stopper, the head of said stopper being normally extended above the top of the neck of the bottle and adapted to rest on the adjacent face of the closure.

3. The combination with a bottle including a neck having a projection extendingin- Wardly therefrom, of a closure seated in the neck of the bottle and provided with a peripheral groove adapted to receive said projection, said closure being formed with an opening, a stopper having a head of less sise than the closure normally rest-ing on the upper surface thereof and provided with depending bifurcated stem extending through the opening in the closure, and a pin extending transversely through the bifui-cated stem for limiting the opening movement of the stopper.

4. The combination with a bottle including a neck having projections extending inwardly therefrom, of a closure seated-in the neck of the bott-le and having its peripheral edge formed with inclined grooves terminating insockets adapted to receive the projections on the neck of the bottle, said closure being provided with an opening and having' its upper face normally disposed flush with the top of the neck and pro-vided with spaced tool receiving depressions, a stopper including a head of less size than the closure normally resting on the upper surface thereof and provided with a depending Vbifnrcated stem slidably mounted in the opening in the closure, and a pin extending through the bifurcated stem of the stopper for limiting the opening movement thereof.

5. The combination with a bottle including a neck having oppositely disposed projections extending inwardly therefrom and arranged in a common plane, of a closure seated in the neck of the bottle and provided with peripheral grooves adapted to receive said projections, said lclosure being formed with an opening, a stopper having an., enlarged head normally supported by the closure and provided with a depending bifurcated stem extending through the opening in the closure, and means for limiting the opening'movement of the stopper.`

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES O. WALSH. [L s] Witnesses:

MAY RoUNDs, E. M. LOGAN.

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